NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported Monday that Bryant wants to play through the injury, and his comments certainly seem to back that up.

Jerry Jones said Tuesday that Bryant's playing status will be up to him. The Cowboys owner said Bryant risks permanent stiffness in the finger if he puts off surgery until after the season.

"Dez will be the ultimate decision-maker as to whether or not he wants to continue to try to play with a lot of protection or whether he should have surgery," Jones said during his weekly radio show. "The reason for the surgery is because you could have life-lasting stiffness there."

Bryant is scheduled to meet with team doctors Wednesday,
according to ESPNDallas.com.

Jerrah says it's up to Dez. Dez says only a malicious beating could sideline him. This seems to be pointing in a certain direction, but let's see how the rest of the week plays out.